Battery clamp tool



y 1942- F. H. kbPlscl-l BATTERY CLAMP TOOL Filed April 22, 1940 1% WADE/7 74' INVENTOR .fl J 3. I mu w 2 .ME K5 uku- 4 U w /4 U My .2? m a Patented July 21 1942 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to battery clamp tools and has for an object to provide a. tool which will spread and remove the clamp and which can be used either vertically or horizontally on rightor left-hand clamps.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tool which will securely hold one end of the bolt while a nipper edge securely holds and spreads the clamp without strain on the battery post.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool which can be used any place or position that a battery terminal nut wrench or pliers can be used and which will be as easy to use as an ordinary pair of pliers.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be formed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a battery clamp tool constructed in accordance with the invention and shown in applied position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the device also shown in applied position but disposed at an angle.

Figure 3 is a sectional View of one of the jaws taken on the line 33 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the other jaw taken on the line 44 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, I0 designates a pair of pliers having a long jaw II and a short jaw I2.

The long jaw II is provided on its face I3 with three relatively spaced recesses I4 and the short jaw I2 is provided with three nipper edges I5. One of the recesses I4 is located in the longitudinal center of the face I3 of the jaw II and the remaining recesses I4 are located at opposite sides of said center. One of the nipper edges I5 is located at the forward end of the face I6 of the jaw I2, and the remaining nipper edges I5 are located at the lateral sides of the face I6 of the jaw I2 and the latter nipper projections, located on the fiat side faces, extend in the direction of length of the tool and are curved at the tip to extend beyond the working face of the short jaw. The nipper edges I5 are arranged at an oblique angle with relation to the jaw I2, see Figure 5.

When the device is in use one of the recesses I4 receives the end of the bolt I1 of the battery clamp I8 and the corresponding nipper edge I5 contacts with the inner face of one end of the battery clamp IS. The arrangement of the re"- cesses I4 and nipper edges I5 is such as to permit the device to be used vertically or horizontally and also in connection with battery clamps of either rightor left-hand style.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

A battery clamp tool comprising a pair of pliers having cooperating long and short jaws, the short jaw having flat side faces, a nipper projection on one of the fiat side faces extending in the direction of length of the tool and curved at the tip to extend beyond the working face of the short jaw, the long jaw having a recess in the working face adapted to receive the clamp bolt of a battery clamp when said nipper projection is inserted between the ends of the battery clamp.

FRANK H. KOPISCH. 

